One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906–2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Cont...(展开全部)

Vincent van Gogh's life and work are so intertwined that it is hardly possible to observe one without thinking of the other. Van Gogh has indeed become the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstood

Phaidon’s classic illustrated monograph on Van Gogh, updated with an elegantly crafted design for today’s burgeoning art aficionados. Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new Phaidon Classics bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Updated with a contemporary "classic" design, full c...(展开全部)

This collection of essays celebrates those park lands of the American West that John Muir knew and loved. Muir captures the vital essence of Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia, and other areas, detailing their natural attractions -- the breathtaking forests, lush alpine meadows, massive granite domes, towering sequoias, bursting geysers, thundering waterfalls, and crystalline glac...(展开全部)

约翰•缪尔（John Muir，1838—1914）世界环保运动的先驱。缪尔对自然风光浓墨重彩、光芒四射的描写吸引着欧美几代爱好文学的读者，而每个出门旅行的人也会从中得到更多的共鸣。对于生活在喧闹都市的芸芸众生，可从缪尔的书中去除浮躁之气，汲取心灵的清泉。

Here is everything young readers want to know about dinosaurs and their world--in one magnificently illustrated, up-to-date family reference. Through dramatic graphics and age-appropriate text, this authoritative volume charts the discovery of all the main types of dinosaurs and reveals the latest details on how these creatures most likely looked, behaved, defended themselves, ...(展开全部)

雨果•克劳斯（Hugo Claus, 1929—2008） ˙比利时国宝级作家，少数坚持用弗拉芒语创作而享誉世界的文学巨擘。 ˙因其作品照耀了战后艰难重建中的比利时，被誉为“比利时明亮的灯塔”。 ˙曾与君特•格拉斯和伊塔洛•卡尔维诺一起被视作欧洲崭露头角的新生代作家。 ˙“欧洲一流诗人”（J.M.库切）；同时亦是剧作家、画家、翻译家、导演。 出生于布鲁日，童年在天主教寄宿学校度过。18岁出版首部作品。二战结束后离家，就读于根特艺术学院。1950年代在巴黎接触超现实主义艺术家群体“眼镜蛇”，1960年代以一系列小说、诗集和剧本声名鹊起，1980年代出版《比利时的哀愁》，斩获极高赞誉。 一生笔耕不辍，以惊人的创作能量、多种文体的驾驭才华和挑战世俗的勇气蜚声文坛。屡次入列诺贝尔文学奖候选名单，获尼德兰文学奖、德国莱比锡书展奖和欧洲阿里斯特安文学奖。 200...(展开全部)

雨果•克劳斯（Hugo Claus, 1929—2008） ˙比利时国宝级作家，少数坚持用弗拉芒语创作而享誉世界的文学巨擘。 ˙因其作品照耀了战后艰难重建中的比利时，被誉为“比利时明亮的灯塔”。 ˙曾与君特•格拉斯和伊塔洛•卡尔维诺一起被视作欧洲崭露头角的新生代作家。 ˙“欧洲一流诗人”（J.M.库切）；同时亦是剧作家、画家、翻译家、导演。 出生于布鲁日，童年在天主教寄宿学校度过。18岁出版首部作品。二战结束后离家，就读于根特艺术学院。1950年代在巴黎接触超现实主义艺术家群体“眼镜蛇”，1960年代以一系列小说、诗集和剧本声名鹊起，1980年代出版《比利时的哀愁》，斩获极高赞誉。 一生笔耕不辍，以惊人的创作能量、多种文体的驾驭才华和挑战世俗的勇气蜚声文坛。屡次入列诺贝尔文学奖候选名单，获尼德兰文学奖、德国莱比锡书展奖和欧洲阿里斯特安文学奖。 200...(展开全部)

Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable, and ultimately heartbreaking portrait ...(展开全部)